Blog Archive MBA News Stanford GSB Receives $150 Million Gift to Start SEED Institute

Blog Archive MBA News Stanford GSB Receives $150 Million Gift to Start “SEED” Institute Dorothy and Robert King (MBA 60) have donated $150 million to Stanford Universitys Graduate School of Business (GSB), the largest gift in the school’s history,  to start the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (SIIDE or SEED). The idea for the institute came from the homestays that the Kings have offered to the GSB’s international students for more than four decadesâ€"the Kings personally saw these students benefit from their educations and the broader communities benefit from their entrepreneurship. The institutes goal is nothing short of helping to alleviate poverty in developing economies through multidisciplinary research and on-the-ground work.” SEED will focus on developing organizations that employ people in impoverished communities and those that provide low-cost services or products for people in these areas. The Kings’ gift should help Stanford reach $200 million in donations, because $50 million of the couples  gift is “matching,” meaning that others must contribute $50 million for the Kings to release the second $50 million tranche. Wouldn’t it be nice to be in a position to donate $150 million…? Share ThisTweet News Stanford University (Stanford Graduate School of Business)